UAC Requirement Bypass?

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Would it be possible to run Metro Apps even without UAC on?

If not, I will not be put out anymore than I already am with Microsoft's annoying decision to protect me from my own (implied) stupidity. 

In my case and opinion, UAC is a complete waste of my time and causes more problems than I'd care to deal with. This is, of course, not true for Microsoft's intended audience, but I don't quite fit into the standard mold for your average computer user.

One of the reasons I ask, aside from the obvious desire to use apps on occasion, is because I notice that my weather app still updates the widget on my lock screen despite the fact that I can't technically run it. Microsoft can say what they want, but I say the app can run, is running, and they shouldn't be able to tell me I can't run something just because their mindless nanny program isn't watching my back.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

The point of UAC was to make it possible to run as a standard (limited) user without having to switch to an administrators account to get simple little things done. Every other modern operating system has a similar mechanism. Without it, we'd be stuck in the XP days of everyone running as admin and everyone getting owned all the time because of it. It's got nothing to do with protecting you from being stupid.

Metro apps do not need admin rights so they never need to interface with UAC. If you disable it properly, Metro apps will still work, if you leave it enabled, they will work without ever giving you a UAC prompt anyway. To properly disable UAC in Windows 8, see here http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5509-user-account-control-uac-change-settings-windows-8-a.html

However, I'd strongly suggest that you just left UAC enabled, disabling it will cause you more problems in the long run, and if you think it's your enemy you've probably misunderstood it anyway.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

The UAC restriction remains and as BuckoA51 mentions there are other ways to disable UAC without breaking the OS.

There are also other parts of the OS that rely on UAC being left functional so I would never recommend forcing it off.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I appreciate your responses, but I am not going to re-enable UAC/Admin Approval mode. I would argue that my system has no impairment from UAC being disabled, but I am not aware of all the services that may use it. The only deficiency (if you want to call it that) is the lack of Metro apps. From a cost/benefit analysis, the cost doesn't even come close to the benefits.